Category: desi

Dear Amit, I know your Hindi is better than mine. I do think I can read, write and speak Hindi as good as you do, but I understand if you want to believe that your Hindi is superior. It probably is. All I ask is this. Do NOT bring your understanding of Hindi and its… Continue reading The Amit’s Obsession with T

Yeah, I really do. Why is it that when you spot desi log in a huge gathering in this country, with most dressed traditionally(especially, the women!), they look all the more beautiful? Is it because it is your first such event in almost a year? Is it because the event was high profile? Is it… Continue reading I like People Watching…

In honor of Memorial day and all the “hard” work, we’ve been putting in, my workplace let me go at 2.30 today to kick start the long weekend and make it extra long! So we are off to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, for some trekking in the Smoky Mountains, white water rafting and the experience of living… Continue reading Off to Gatlinburg

This is it. I’ve confirmed it a million times now. One of the most annoying things in day to day life is, when you are with two other persons and they keep talking in a language common only to them, while you are standing right there wondering if you are wearing an invisibility cloak of… Continue reading Grr_Max

Do you remember the late Behram Contractor? No? Or will you remember if I say, Busybee? I was not a keen follower of his columns but I read about him and later his columns, from the collection published as Busybee. I remember, Arjun was the one who introduced them to me. He had all the… Continue reading Revisiting Busybee

I thought I’ll dissect those “about me”s people have in their blog profiles. Some are quite interesting. These are the snippets in the blogs I often visit. Starting with one of the funny ones. Note: See mazaak udana and maza karna are two different things. :P 1. Mr. Narendra “I am in my 40s” Shenoy… Continue reading What do I say about myself?